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Evidence that the Human Pathogenic Fungus Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii May Have Evolved in Africa

Most of the species of fungi that cause disease in mammals, including Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii (serotype A), are exogenous and non-contagious. Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii is associated worldwide with avian and arboreal habitats. This airborne, opportunistic pathogen is profoundly...

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Autores principales: Litvintseva, Anastasia P., Carbone, Ignazio, Rossouw, Jenny, Thakur, Rameshwari, Govender, Nelesh P., Mitchell, Thomas G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092753/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21589919
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019688